Ally Bernstein-Talcott is principal and co-owner of Step Up Advocacy, a government relations firm, and executive director of [Re]Build America’s School Infrastructure Coalition (BASIC), a coalition of civic, public sector, labor, and industry associations who support federal funding to help under-served public school districts. She received her Juris Doctorate from Pace University School of Law, her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University, and is a member of the Virginia State Bar Association.